Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was robbed and shot after leaving CityScapes gentlemen’s club in Queens, NY early this morning.  Early didn’t have life threatening injuries but there are concerns about the extent of the damage done to his knee (where he was shot).  Many people are sending out their prayers, there are also a lot of people berating Early for going to the strip club unaccompanied by security and for those of us that live in New York, we know it’s not exactly a safe area, it’s pretty remote.  J.R. Smith was teammates with Early on the Knicks before getting traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Smith himself is VERY well experienced with fans criticizing his partying.  J.R. took to his Twitter account and defended Early.

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J.R.’s last retweet is the most important, let’s be thankful we’re not saying R.I.P.

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